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May 6, 2020May 22, 2020 Ben Brizell Writing

Oh baby, this is just so prophetic and emblematic

Sit back and imagine that in this very moment, the most important thing you’ve ever had to do is take one or the other off their ventilator. An undeniably nauseating choice, intrinsically intertwined with egotism, you could argue. One dies, another lives, so on and so forth * or alternatively you could flip the script … Continue reading Oh baby, this is just so prophetic and emblematic

March 30, 2018December 22, 2022 Ben Brizell Writing

Escaping soullessness

I read a Guardian article not so long ago that branded us the 'Stitled Generation' it was a definition that to so many others meant nothing; yet for me, hit me like a cinderblock. With the title still swirling around in my head now. And ironically, I'm meant to be the guy, who doesn't believe … Continue reading Escaping soullessness

June 6, 2017June 6, 2017 Ben Brizell Writing

A change of pace

In a sudden, and unexpected decision I have removed myself from social media. My Instagram being sent into oblivion. My Facebook being deleted from my phone. I did this for a multitude of reasons; my own wellbeing, inspired; by Frank Ocean's lack of social media, removing distractions, my loathing of the workings of social media. … Continue reading A change of pace

October 19, 2016 Ben Brizell Writing

Soliloquy (for readers)

We have driven the world into a state of comatose denial. We live our lives in a state of futility. We get married, we have kids, we work and we die. The world drones on and on. Dictators and genocide comes and goes but regardless we forget about it, we cast it away, we continue … Continue reading Soliloquy (for readers)

October 19, 2016 Ben Brizell Writing

Soliloquy (for readers)

We have driven the world into a state of comatose denial. We live our lives in a state of futility. We get married, we have kids, we work and we die. The world drones on and on. Dictators and genocide comes and goes but regardless we forget about it, we cast it away, we continue … Continue reading Soliloquy (for readers)

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